Opening

Sure enough, just as he had expected, Yano Song was not injured by his sudden change in move.

Almost the instant his long blade touched the other man's neck, Yano Song's body suddenly leaned back to its limit, avoiding the attack.

Whoosh~

The long blade in Qian's hand skimmed past his cheek, and the force of wind carried by the edge sliced off several strands of his hair.

Sensing the killing intent radiating from Qian, Yano Song's heart pounded wildly!

He did not dare linger where he was. He quickly kicked off the ground, and his whole body shot backward like a cannonball, instantly pulling away from Qian.

And this also rendered the follow-up change Qian had prepared useless.

Seeing this, Qian gave a cold snort and said, "At least you know what's good for you!"

With that, he turned sideways, avoiding the Kunai Akita Ri had thrown from behind, then charged straight toward his earlier target.

That was the Kumogakure Jonin who had used Earth Release Ninjutsu to block his Fire Dragon attack head-on.

Although the man had already taken advantage of Qian's clash with Yano Song to close the distance with his companions, he was still separated from the team.

What was more, among the three, he had the weakest close-combat ability, so Qian naturally picked the softest persimmon to squeeze.

On the other side, when Miura Naosuke saw Qian charging straight at him, he did not hesitate at all and immediately flashed backward in retreat.

Along the way, he raised his hands to form seals and cast a Fire Release Ninjutsu, spitting out several fireballs in succession that smashed toward Qian.

However, this ninjutsu, cast in haste, truly was not very powerful. Qian's Sharingan spun rapidly, instantly locking onto the flight paths of those fireballs.

So he